Exam 1: Introduction to Child Development Basic Concepts and Issues

Which physiological methods record electrical activity in the brain in response to certain events but are not good at localizing brain activity?

In a study of the effect of antidepressants on the behavior problems of children, the number of behavior problems in the research participants is the:

Which design is least likely to be weakened by cohort effects?

The term ___________ usually refers to the influence of genetic material passed on at the point of conception.

Darwin believed that individual development reflects the changes through species evolution.

Those who see development as characterized mainly by ____________ emphasize that development occurs via a slow but continual processes of change.

An independent variable is:

The use of nonparental childcare is more common now than at any other time in this country's history.

What is the term for an optimal period in development in which learning of specific types may take place?

The strength of a correlation is measured by the:

What are the key components to the ethical research in child development?

A study investigating change in gender role development over time included interviews with groups of 4-year-old, 8-year-old and 10-year-old children. This is an example of:

A child developmental researcher has designed a study to test the impact of violent television on children's aggression. She believes that exposure to violent programming is related to increased aggression. This belief is called:

In order to conduct research with children, a researcher must receive permission from:

The strongest study designs use what type of data collection?

Which physiological methods offer excellent spatial localization but are not as precise in determining temporal resolution?

When an interviewer uses a specific script of questions when collecting data from children, this is known as:

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the longitudinal design?

In what type of study design do researchers manipulate one of the variables to test its impact on other variables?

Early theorist John Locke was opposed to the use of physical punishment.